Guangzhou, China. 2015. Two men fish in the pond of the village of Xian, located in the center of Guangzhou City.  Local villagers and real estate developers have been arguing for more than 7 years over the compensation payable for the right to redevelop the village.  Villagers claim that this compensation is uneven, and accuse the village leaders of corruption. The plight of Xian village can serve as an epitome of the stresses and strains inherent in China's urbanization process.